Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmad Bamalli has broken silence over the Zazzau Emirate crisis, saying the former Wazirin Zazzau, Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammad-Aminu, had absconded from duty seven months to the termination of his appointment. The royal father made this known during a courtesy visit by Bashir Rabe-Mani Kaduna Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
A forty-seven year-old Nigerian based in the United Kingdom (UK), Mrs. Abigail Marshall Katung, has been re-elected to represent Little London and Woodhouse Ward in the 2023 Leeds City Council elections for the second term. Mrs. Katung, wife of the elected Nigerian Senator, Barr. Sunday Marshall Katung, got re-elected in the just concluded May 4th…
Mr Yang Jianxing, Director, China Cultural Centre, Nigeria (CCCN) has called on more Nigerians to learn Chinese to promote cultural exchange, trade, economic growth and development between China and Nigeria. He made the call on Saturday in Abuja on the sidelines of an event with the theme, “China-Africa Good Partners: 2024 Nigeria Speech Contest.” The…
Bayelsa Queens are through to the final of the CAF Women’s Champions League WAFU B qualifiers after coming from behind to defeat USFA of Burkina Faso 2-1 in Yamoussoukro. Comfort Yeboah gave USFA an early lead in the second minute, but the Nigerian champions responded with an equaliser from Emem Essien’s header after 15 minutes….
The National Chairman of Action Democratic Party (ADP), Alhaji Yabagi Sani, has described the conduct of June 12, 1993 presidential election as a make-belief arrangement by the then military junta to deceive Nigerians. Sani, who was the North-Central Coordinator of the then National Republican Convention (NRC) during the presidential election, made the statement in an…
Amb Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, says, recent study tour of Singapore’s Civil Service by selected permanent secretaries and state Heads of Service, aligns it with global standards. Aduda also said that the tour was a significant move to reform the Nigerian Civil Service. This is contained in a statement by the Director,…
The Coalition of 774 Civil Society Organisations has praised President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, and the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, for their collaborative efforts in enhancing security in the North-West region of Nigeria. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, the coalition’s Publicity Secretary, Dr…
Mr Sunday Oyinloye, Publisher of Green Savannah Diplomatic Cable, has called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to take decisive action against the rising incidents of ritual killings of girls across the nation. Oyinloye made the appeal on Tuesday in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in response to the…
The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) in Niger State has urged the state government to increase its members’ salaries due to the hazardous nature of their jobs. The state Chairman of the union, Comrade Usman Abubakar-Dabban, made the request at a reception organised for the workers to mark the International Workers Day…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kiev has captured two Chinese nationals fighting alongside Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. “There are the prisoners’ documents, bank cards and personal data,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram, alongside a video showing images of one of the captured men. He said the two men had been fighting for the Russians in…
